Featured

Paul Scolari selected as superintendent of Kaloko-Honokōhau and Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Parks

Scolari is a 29-year veteran of the National Park Service and has worked at numerous parks, including completing a six-month detail as acting superintendent of War in the Pacific National Historical Park and American Memorial Park in Guam and Saipan. He most recently served as superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah.

Bail reduced to $10,000 for a Big Island man reportedly found in a stolen vehicle with drugs and loaded firearm

Daniel James Lemaire, 42, appeared before Judge Kimberly Taniyama on Monday where she reduced his bail from $288,250 to $10,000 over the prosecutor’s objection. He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.

Lava fountains diminishing in height since Kīlauea eruption began

The Kīlauea summit eruption that began on Sunday continues this morning. Eruptive activity is confined to the downdropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kīlauea’s summit caldera at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Several lava fountains remain active on the western side of the downdropped block within Kīlauea’s summit caldera. Fountain heights have decreased since the eruption […]

Scott Pauli named Executive Director for the Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau

In his role, Pauli will oversee the Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau’s destination marketing in the United States – and support international marketing partners in Canada, Japan, South Korea, China and Oceania – as contracted by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and through collaborative efforts with island partners, government entities, and various sectors within the hospitality, group market and related industries.

$5M to support Hawaiian, Pacific Island students in marine, environmental science

The grant was awarded from the U.S. National Science Foundation to a consortium of Pacific Island institutions of higher education. The grant will buoy students attending University of Hawai‘i Mānoa, Palau Community College, American Samoa Community College, the College of Micronesia – FSM, the College of the Marshall Islands and Northern Marianas College.

State Health Department warns of poor air quality due to Kīlauea eruption

As of Sunday, permanent air quality monitoring stations across the state report that air quality levels are elevated at the Ocean View and Pāhala air quality monitoring stations.

Waikōloa man captures fountaining lava hours after Kīlauea eruption began

Hawaiian Volcano Obersvatory’s Deputy Scientist-in-Charge David Phillips said the eruption started with at least six lava fountains extending nearly a mile long at heights of 130 to 150 feet.

Hilo man arrested after hitting two police vehicles while driving stolen truck Monday

Gregory Douglas Kama, 33, of Hilo was arrested Monday on suspicion of three counts of first-degree terroristic threatening and three counts of second-degree criminal property damage.

Male taken into custody following reported shooting in Kailua-Kona

At 11:30 a.m. while on Kaiminani Drive, a Kona patrol officer was flagged down by a Kamuela man, 35, who reported that he and another male victim had been shot at by a male suspect while seated in their parked vehicle in the 73-4300 block of Lau‘i Street.

Police thank community for making third annual ‘Fill a Cruiser’ event a success

More than 2,000 pounds of food and $4,784 in cash donations were raised during the event, which was held at the Kona Costco parking lot on Sept. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hilo hosting international mosquito outbreak control training this week

More than 40 participants will be participating in the training from Hawai‘i and twenty Pacific Island Countries and Territories: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna.

Date-rape drug detector ring, other cutting-edge projects at new UH innovation program

Launched and managed by the University of Hawai‘i Office of Innovation and Commercialization, Patents2Products is a new and unique program to develop the next generation of technology innovators from within the University of Hawai‘i’s ranks of PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers.

Drugs and loaded semi-automatic rifle found during search of a stolen car in Kona; 1 man in custody

Hawai‘i Island police came into contact with the suspect at 11:20 a.m. on Friday after they saw the vehicle exiting the parking lot in the 75-6000 block of Kuakini Highway in Kailua-Kona and conducted a traffic stop.

Lava fountains continue this morning within Kīlauea caldera

This is the fifth eruption in the past four years.

Learn traditional poi making at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Sept. 13

Join Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Sept. 13 to learn the traditional Hawaiian practice of making poi from kalo (taro) root, guided by park ranger Keoni Kaholoʻaʻā.

Many Big Island rain gauges record below average rainfall totals in August

The most significant rain event for last month was Aug. 21, as the remnant moisture from what was Tropical Cyclone Fernanda moved across windward slopes of the Big Island and Maui. Automated rain gauges on the eastern side of the Big Island recorded 2 to 4 inches of rain.

Big Island Now poll No. 27: What’s the best way to extend the life of the Big Island’s only remaining landfill?

The West Hawai‘i Sanitary Landfill, the only working landfill on the island since the Hilo Landfill on the east side closed permanently 3 years ago, has about 20 to 25 years before it reaches capacity.

Business Monday: Climb to new heights at Kona Cliffs

The bouldering gym opened in the Kona Brewery Block on Aug. 1.

$94.5M in federal aid will go toward those impacted by Maui fires

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sunday announced it will be providing $95 million to Hawaiʻi for temporary support services for those impacted by the recent fires on Maui.

VIDEO: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports lava fountain heights up to 82 feet high following Sunday’s eruption

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Sunday’s eruption at the Kīlauea volcano includes a line of fissures that stretches approximately 0.8 miles from the eastern part of Halema‘uma‘u crater floor, extending into the east wall of the downdropped block.
Load More Articles